Prodigal Magazine
Stephen Curry Interview
So many people dream of playing for the Tar Heels of North Carolina, the Duke Blue Devils, and the Kentucky Wildcats. Teams that are rich in tradition have the facilities, the following, and the exposure to stay on top for decades and many young men dream of putting on those jerseys while playing AAU ball and high school basketball. They want their names to go down in history as being a part of these storied programs. Stephen Curry also held that dream. His father had excelled in the NBA and he dreamed of going to an ACC school or an ...
Q&A – What is God’s relationship to time?
Answer: We live in a physical world with its four known space-time dimensions of length, width, height (or depth) and time. However, God dwells in a different dimension—the spirit realm—beyond the perception of our physical senses. It’s not that God isn’t real; it’s a matter of His not being limited by the physical laws and dimensions that govern our world (Isaiah 57:15). Knowing that “God is spirit” (John 4:24), what is His relationship to time?In Psalm 90:4, Moses used a simple yet profound analogy in describing the timelessness of God: “For a thousand years in Your sight are like a day ...
MIKESCHAIR Interview
As the world looks in on Christianity today, they are looking for honesty and for sincerity. Too often, what they have found is hypocrisy in those who profess to be followers of Christ. As a new generation of bands hits the forefront in Christianity today, we are seeing a transparency that has never been seen before. MIKESCHAIR is one band who is definitely not afraid to openly discuss who they are, hoping that in their journey with the Lord, others may relate and come to know Him as well. MIKESCHAIR formed while they were students at Belmont University. The Lord has ...
Interview – Phil Wickham
A few weeks ago, I took a silent retreat into the North Carolina wilderness to get alone with God and to allow him to speak to my heart. I took a copy of 1 cd on my ipod, Heaven and Earth which is Phil Wickham’s latest album that releases on November 17. God spoke to me in many ways through scripture but He allowed Phil’s music to bring me to a point of true worship. I sat down with Phil this morning to talk a little bit about who he is, his career and what inspires his songwriting abilities. History Q- Give ...
Men of God Spotlight: Travis Fryman
He played for himself at the beginning of his career. His goal was to win and sharing the infield with Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker meant that winning was something that would happen often. He had an opportunity of a lifetime coming up with the Tigers but a few years after his debut, he began to see the game of baseball and the people surrounding him in an entirely different way. God opened his heart and his eyes to see things that way that God sees them, not just for what they can do, but for who they are. Travis Fryman ...
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MIKESCHAIR Interview
As the world looks in on Christianity today, they are looking for honesty and for sincerity. Too often, what they have found is hypocrisy in those who profess to be followers of Christ. As a new generation of bands hits the forefront in Christianity today, we are seeing a transparency that has never been seen before. MIKESCHAIR is one band who is definitely not afraid to openly discuss who they are, hoping that in their journey with the Lord, others may relate and come to know Him as well. MIKESCHAIR formed while they were students at Belmont University. The Lord has opened many doors for them and as they walk through those doors, they sing about their faith and even about the doubts and questions that they have along the way. We recently caught up with Mike of MIKESCHAIR to talk about where the Lord is taking them and how the Lord is using them.
Continue reading...Interview – Phil Wickham
Monday, November 16, 2009
A few weeks ago, I took a silent retreat into the North Carolina wilderness to get alone with God and to allow him to speak to my heart. I took a copy of 1 cd on my ipod, Heaven and Earth which is Phil Wickham’s latest album that releases on November 17. God spoke to me in many ways through scripture but He allowed Phil’s music to bring me to a point of true worship. I sat down with Phil this morning to talk a little bit about who he is, his career and what inspires his songwriting abilities.
Continue reading...David Crowder Band – Church Music
Monday, September 28, 2009
As a preface to Church Music, it’s probably good to know that each member of the David Crowder Band gets a Programming credit in the liner notes. DCB has always dabbled in the electronic, usually with novelty blips and bleeps here and there, save for the Sunsets and Sushi EP, but Church Music pulls out [...]
Continue reading...Men of God Spotlight: Ben Utecht Interview
Monday, September 14, 2009
Training camp has come and gone and the pre-season of the NFL is in full swing. Press releases and news stories are one thing that is not slowing down one bit. Brett Favre has come out of retirement again to lead the Vikings in the NFC North which is a conference that he is no stranger to. Michael Vick is on his way back to the field as a remorseful man who knows he did wrong and currently takes responsibility for his actions as mentor, former Indianapolis Colts head coach, Tony Dungy continues to be a great accountability partner. Most men who know anything about football remember coach Dungy taking the Colts to the Super Bowl just a few years ago, but there was a special man on that team that was also mentored by Tony and then went to play for him in Indianapolis, Ben Utecht. Ben is a tight end who now wears a Cincinnati Bengals jersey but more importantly he is a man who is not afraid to take a stand for God on and off of the football field and has recently released his self titled CD entitled Ben Utecht. I had a chance to catch up with Ben one afternoon after a training session and he had great things to say.
Continue reading...Webb’s “Stockholm” Misguided, but a Remarkable Journey Nonetheless
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
“Intentionally inorganic” is the phrase Derek Webb uses to describe his latest effort, Stockholm Syndrome, and while his signature acoustic sound may have been replaced with electro-beats and computer-synthesized bells and whistles, the allure of Webb, with his bold, often shocking statements, is still firmly in place. In fact, its one shocking statement in particular [...]
Continue reading...Interview – VOTA
Saturday, March 21, 2009
VOTA (formerly known as Casting Pearls) is Christian rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska featuring Bryan Olesen, a former guitarist with fellow Christian rock band Newsboys. Several of the band's songs have been featured on rotation with several national radio networks such as K-Love, and are part of the international 180 Tour. We sat down with them for a Men of God spotlight interview.
Continue reading...Prodigal Interview – Dustin Ruth (of the band RUTH)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The story of the prodigal is one of the most inspiring stories ever spoken because it gives us all hope that we can turn things around in life, even when they seem to be deteriorating so quickly. It is a story where the young man focuses on the wrong things and once life begins to fall apart, he turns his focus homeward, to a father who was waiting on him all along. Dustin Ruth knows this story well. He has lived it and now, his focus is solely on Christ, using music to share the message of what God has done in the lives of the members of Ruth.
Continue reading...5 Bands you’ve never heard of
Monday, January 19, 2009
If you're like me, every time you turn on the radio you notice all they play are the same eight songs over and over and over again. Its either Britney's new auto-tune-heavy "Womanizer", some version of auto-tuned rap over a generic and un-original beat, Taylor Swift singing about yet another completely unrealistic love story that makes girls melt and guys want to gag, Kanye West being ridiculously over the top, Zac Brown singing about fried chicken and blue jeans, or Fall Out Boy with the latest installment of their flavor of blasé hyper-produced alt-rock. All of this mediocre top 40 makes you wish there was still good music to he heard. I am going to make your wish come true.
Continue reading...Jason Roy of Building 429
Thursday, November 27, 2008
We do a little Q&A with Jason Roy of Building 429 in this week's "Men of God" Spotlight.
Continue reading...Review : Jon Foreman – Limbs and Branches
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Jon Foreman is on a journey. Though he may not be actually walking great distances, he is on the road to self discovery and that road is not easily travelled. With this collection of hits from his popular "Seasons" EPs he's giving us a glimpse of that journey and a raw and honest look at the man himself. Taking a break from his "day job" fronting the hugely successful rock band Switchfoot, Jon released 4 six song EPs "Spring", "Summer", "Winter" and "Fall". With "Limbs And Branches" we get a collection of hits from each EP (with help from fans through Jon's website) and 2 new songs.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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